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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) self-inflicted deaths and (b) incidents of self-harm there were (i) in each prison service establishment and (ii) in total, in 2000; how many there were in total in each of the previous three years; and if he...

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 December 2000

For answer on

18 December 2000

Answered on

18 December 2000

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) self-inflicted deaths and (b) incidents of self-harm there were (i) in each Prison Service establishment and (ii) in total, in 2000; how many there were in total in each of the previous three years; and if he will make a statement. [141750] Mr. Boateng: The information requested is given in the tables. I regret that I am unable to provide figures for the numbers of self-harm incidents for this year. The Prison Service is looking at putting in place a new system for recording such incidents, but this will not provide data for 2000-01. The Prison Service is reconsidering with Ministers its suicide/self-harm strategy and an announcement will be made early in 2001. A. Self-inflicted deaths in HM prison establishments in England and Wales by establishment, 1997-2000{ 1} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Calendar year Establishment 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total Altcourse -- 2 3 -- 5 Aylesbury 2 -- 3 2 7 Bedford -- -- 1 1 2 Belmarsh 4 1 1 1 7 Birmingham 1 2 2 3 8 Blakenhurst -- -- 2 1 3 Blundeston -- 1 -- 1 2 Brinsford -- -- 2 3 5 Bristol 1 3 2 1 7 Brixton 2 1 4 2 9 Brockhill -- 1 1 2 4 Bullingdon 1 -- -- 1 2 Bullwood Hall 1 -- -- -- 1 Canterbury -- -- 1 -- 1 Cardiff 1 4 1 -- 6 Castington -- -- 1 1 2 Chelmsford 1 2 1 1 5 Dartmoor 2 1 -- -- 3 Doncaster -- 5 1 5 11 Dover 1 -- -- -- 1 Durham 2 2 3 1 8 Eastwood Park -- -- -- 3 3 Elmley -- 2 -- 1 3 Erlestoke -- -- 1 -- 1 Exeter 1 1 -- 2 4 Featherstone -- -- -- 1 1 Feltham 2 -- -- 1 3 Full Sutton 1 -- -- -- 1 Garth 3 -- 1 -- 4 Gartree 1 -- -- -- 1 Glen Parva 1 2 1 1 5 Gloucester -- -- 2 1 3 Grendon 1 -- -- -- 1 Haverigg 1 -- -- -- 1 Highdown 3 -- -- -- 3 Highpoint -- -- 1 -- 1 Hindley 2 1 1 -- 4 Holloway -- 1 2 1 4 Holme House 2 -- 3 1 6 Hull 2 2 -- 1 5 Kingston -- 1 -- 1 2 Lancaster Farms 1 -- -- -- 1 Leeds 1 4 5 3 13 Leicester -- -- 3 4 7 Lewes 2 2 3 1 8 Lincoln -- 2 -- -- 2 Littlehey 1 1 1 -- 3 Liverpool 5 1 -- 2 8 Low Newton 1 1 -- -- 2 Maidstone 1 1 -- -- 2 Manchester -- 4 8 1 13 Moorland -- -- -- 1 1 New Hall -- 1 1 1 3 Northallerton -- 1 -- -- 1 Norwich 1 5 2 1 9 Nottingham 2 2 2 3 9 P. E. C. S. 2 -- 5 -- 7 Parc 1 3 1 -- 5 Parkhurst -- -- -- 1 1 Pentonville -- -- 1 1 2 Portland -- -- 1 -- 1 Preston 3 2 3 2 10 Ranby -- -- 1 -- 1 Reading -- 3 -- -- 3 Risley 2 -- 1 -- 3 Shrewsbury -- 1 -- 1 2 Stafford -- 1 2 1 4 Stocken -- 1 1 -- 2 Stoke Heath -- -- 1 -- 1 Styal -- -- -- 1 1 Swansea 1 -- -- -- 1 Swinfen Hall 1 -- -- -- 1 Wakefield -- 1 2 -- 3 Wandsworth -- 2 -- 7 9 Wetherby -- -- 1 1 2 Whitemoor -- 1 -- -- 1 Winchester 2 5 2 4 13 Wolds -- -- 1 1 2 Woodhill 1 2 1 -- 4 Wormwood Scrubs -- -- 1 1 2 Wymott 1 -- -- 1 2 Total 68 82 91 79 320 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} As at 12 December 2000 B. Total incidents of self-harm 1996-97 to 1998-99 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Prison 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 Total Acklington 23 14 33 70 Albany 11 11 18 40 Altcourse -- 11 38 49 Ashwell 3 2 4 9 Askham Grange 4 4 0 8 Aylesbury 18 32 71 121 Bedford 18 39 46 103 Belmarsh 26 143 61 230 Birmingham 77 84 71 232 Blakenhurst 29 53 76 158 Blantyre House 0 -- 0 0 Blundeston 24 19 9 52 Brinsford 157 90 105 352 Bristol 52 64 98 214 Brixton 34 70 186 290 Brockhill 11 69 67 147 Buckley Hall 12 11 12 35 Bullingdon 43 47 70 160 Bullwood Hall 0 97 234 331 Camp Hill 11 9 22 42 Canterbury 9 17 16 42 Cardiff 78 77 91 246 Castington 13 13 22 48 Channings Wood 11 15 5 31 Chelmsford 147 136 179 462 Coldingley 2 0 0 2 Cookham Wood 46 23 15 84 Dartmoor 47 78 27 152 Deerbolt 114 87 81 282 Doncaster 288 599 479 1,366 Dorchester 28 30 31 89 Dover 9 10 7 26 Downview 4 2 1 7 Drake Hall 14 9 9 32 Durham 13 168 224 405 East Sutton Park 1 0 0 1 Eastwood Park 176 95 154 425 Elmley 243 339 371 953 Erlestoke 3 0 0 3 Everthorpe 46 20 8 74 Exeter 21 103 37 161 Featherstone 27 26 40 93 Feltham 241 292 292 825 Ford 0 0 1 1 Foston Hall -- 3 17 20 Frankland 32 30 44 106 Full Sutton 33 14 16 63 Garth 28 27 16 71 Gartree 9 6 7 22 Glen Parva 79 136 119 334 Gloucester 47 24 47 118 Grendon/Spring Hill 14 8 0 22 Guys Marsh 22 28 29 79 Haslar 12 6 4 22 Hatfield 4 1 2 7 Haverigg 7 4 0 11 Hewell Grange 1 0 0 1 Highdown 44 56 61 161 Highpoint 2 53 63 118 Hindley 40 79 72 191 Hollesley Bay 19 41 22 82 Holloway 139 252 250 641 Holme House 154 127 95 376 Hull 90 103 54 247 Huntercombe 6 18 9 33 Kingston 8 1 5 14 Kirkham 2 7 1 10 Kirklevington 0 0 1 1 Lancaster 4 5 11 20 Lancaster Farms 33 31 63 127 Latchmere House 0 0 0 0 Leeds 59 95 59 213 Leicester 25 106 89 220 Lewes 16 30 69 115 Leyhill 1 1 0 2 Lincoln 208 87 19 314 Lindholme 8 7 0 15 Littlehey 38 41 71 150 Liverpool 127 130 98 355 Long Lartin 36 43 26 105 Low Newton 47 65 51 163 Lowdham Grange -- 1 25 26 Maidstone 13 17 18 48 Manchester 86 35 13 134 Moorland 42 93 97 232 Morton Hall 1 0 1 2 Mount, The 16 2 4 22 New Hall 116 190 180 486 North Sea Camp 0 1 0 1 Northallerton 61 47 56 164 Norwich 76 58 37 171 Nottingham 2 66 227 295 Onley 49 75 77 201 Parkhurst 2 14 56 72 Pentonville 51 41 94 186 Portland 31 16 34 81 Prescoed 0 0 0 0 Preston 67 100 68 235 Ranby 30 41 85 156 Reading 70 72 36 178 Risley 128 190 62 380 Rochester 15 34 75 124 Send 0 1 0 1 Shepton Mallett 8 9 6 23 Shrewsbury 33 38 18 89 Stafford 35 32 30 97 Standford Hill 0 1 0 1 Stocken 9 15 15 39 Stoke Heath 50 61 115 226 Styal 92 96 144 332 Sudbury 1 4 1 6 Swaleside 9 7 32 48 Swansea 61 133 68 262 Swinfen Hall 32 13 8 53 Thorn Cross 3 1 0 4 Usk 1 0 1 2 Verne, The 6 11 4 21 Wakefield 24 22 27 73 Wandsworth 168 307 305 780 Wayland 25 23 20 68 Wealstun 2 5 2 9 Weare -- 12 5 17 Wellingborough 0 7 3 10 Werrington 11 25 5 41 Wetherby 52 24 42 118 Whatton 1 3 0 4 Whitemoor 45 49 55 149 Winchester 36 26 69 131 Wolds 30 32 43 105 Woodhill 155 155 86 396 Wormwood Scrubs 85 118 185 388 Wymott 15 26 62 103 Total 5,373 7,022 7,397 19,792 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

18 December 2000

Reference

360 c67-70W; 141750

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of non-fatal self-harm there were in (a) young offender institutions and (b) adult prisons in each financial year from 1996-97 to 1999-2000 and in the period since 1st April 2000; how many (a) convicted prisoners and (b)...

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 December 2000

For answer on

12 December 2000

Answered on

12 December 2000

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many cases of non-fatal self-harm there were in (a) young offender institutions and (b) adult prisons in each financial year from 1996-97 to 1999-2000 and in the period since 1 April 2000; [142437] (2) how many (a) convicted prisoners and (b) remand prisoners committed suicide in (i) 1996-97, (ii) 1997-98, (iii) 1998-99, (iv) 1999-2000 and (v) the period since 1 April; how many suicides in each period took place in young offender institutions; and if he will make a statement. [142438] Mr. Boateng: The available figures requested are given in the tables. Self-inflicted death figures are given both for young offenders under 21 and Young Offender Institutions (YOIs): the former is higher because many young offenders are not accommodated in YOIs. I regret that I am not at present able to provide reliable 2000-01 self-inflicted death figures by establishment type, but will write to the hon. Member when the information is available. I regret also that I am also unable to provide figures for the numbers of self-harm incidents for this year. The Prison Service is looking at putting in place a new system for recording such incidents, but this will not provide data for 2000-01. The Prison Service is reconsidering with Ministers its suicide/ self-harm strategy and an announcement will be made early in 2001. A. Self-inflicted deaths of sentenced and unsentenced prisoners between 1996-2000 in HM prison establishments in England and Wales _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Status Financial year Sentence Remand Judgment respite Convicted Total unsentenced 1996-97 28 28 7 1 64 1997-98 32 29 4 9 74 1998-99 27 38 6 11 82 1999-2000 34 47 3 7 91 2000-01{1} 27 28 2 -- 57 Total 148 170 22 28 368 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Up to and including 7 December 2000 B. Self-inflicted deaths of under 21s in HM prison establishments in England and Wales _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1996-97 16 1997-98 8 1998-99 14 1999-2000 15 2000-01{1} 13 Total 66 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Up to and including 7 December 2000 C. Self-inflicted deaths in HMYOI prison establishments in England and Wales _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1996-97 10 1997-98 4 1998-99 4 1999-2000 7 Total 25 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. D. Self harm figures 1996-99 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 Adult male 3,472 4,597 4,730 Female 730 1,107 1,228 YOI 1,171 1,319 1,439 Total number of self harm 5,373 7,023 7,398 incidents _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

12 December 2000

Reference

359 c113-4W;359 c111-2W; 142437;142438

House

House of Commons

Bassam of Brighton, Lord

How many incidents of self harm were recorded in each prison establishment in England and Wales in the year 1999-2000. [HL 3]. - Shall write.

Asked by

Bishop of Lincoln (Bishops (affiliation))

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 December 2000

Reference

620 c6WA; HL 3

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list for each young offenders' institution, how many (a) suicides and (b) incidents of self-harm have been recorded since 1989. - Will write.

Asked by

Win Griffiths (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 November 2000

Reference

357 c527W; 140670

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners hanged themselves in 1999; what operational lessons have been learned, and what changes have been made, following the deaths in HMP Leicester in December 1999; and if he will make a statement; how many prisoners suffered permanent...

Asked by

Jackie Ballard (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 November 2000

For answer on

15 November 2000

Answered on

15 November 2000

Jackie Ballard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prisoners hanged themselves in 1999; [137801] (2) what operational lessons have been learned, and what changes have been made, following the deaths in HMP Leicester in December 1999; and if he will make a statement; [137721] (3) how many prisoners suffered permanent damage as a result of an attempted suicide in 1999; [137802] (4) what was the elapsed time between estimated time of death and discovery of the body for each prisoner who committed suicide in 1998 and 1999. [137800] Mr. Boateng: 86 of the 91 self-inflicted deaths in custody in 1999 were by hanging. There is no reliable information about attempted suicides as at present no distinction is made between forms of self-harm. Long term or permanent physical or psychological damage can result from a variety of forms of self-harm, including substance abuse. There were 173 self-inflicted deaths in 1998 and 1999, and full information about the timing of these deaths in relation to the discovery of the bodies could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Of 40--the first 20 in both years--cases examined, 22 inquest reports contain no record of estimated time of death. Of the remainder, nine deaths are estimated to have occurred between eight minutes and six hours 25 minutes before discovery of the body and nine deaths between 15 minutes and 78 days afterwards. There have been six self-inflicted deaths in Leicester prison in the last year, including two in December 1999. Internal inquiries are complete in respect of five of the six and have identified no failures of basic procedures or apparent links between the six deaths. Five Coroners' inquests are awaited. Since January 2000, the prison's care suite has been refurbished, is permanently manned and in regular use. Two crisis suites are being introduced. Leicester's good and active Listener scheme has been expanded. Improved accommodation will be provided for new receptions. The continuing rise in prisoner suicides, particularly in local prisons like Leicester, has prompted a major review of the Prison Service's work on suicide prevention. There will be a focus on local prisons like Leicester because they have high proportions of unconvicted prisoners and large throughputs and disproportionate numbers of their populations at the most risk of suicide or self-harm.

Date

15 November 2000

Reference

356 c695-6W; 137801;137721;137802;137800

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the operation and success of each of the secure training centres since opening; for each of the centres (a) what percentage of children breached their orders, (b) what percentage of children reoffended during the...

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 October 2000

For answer on

8 November 2000

Answered on

8 November 2000

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment has been made of the operation and success of each of the secure training centres since opening; for each of the centres (a) what percentage of children breached their orders, (b) what percentage of children re-offended during the period of their order, (c) what percentage of children has been reconvicted during the period of their order, (d) what assessment has been made of the provision of education and training, (e) what percentage of staff has experience of working with children, (f) how many and what percentage of the total number of staff have resigned since each centre opened, (g) how many incidents of self harm have been recorded, (h) how many incidents of concerted indiscipline have been recorded, (i) how many assaults on staff have been recorded and (j) what is the total amount of payment reductions for contract failures; and if he will make a statement. [135581] Mr. Boateng: Each secure training centre (STC) is subject to comprehensive inspection by the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI), who may be accompanied by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons and by one or more of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools (OFSTED), at least once every three years. There are also annual inspections to check that the secure training centre is meeting core requirements. Other inspections, with or without notice, can take place at any time of the year; and each centre is subject to a pre-opening inspection. Annual and triennial inspection reports are placed in the House of Commons Library as they become available. The Inspectors' reports show that, after significant initial operational difficulties at the first STC, Medway, both it and the newer centres at Rainsbrook and Hassockfield have progressively developed to provide a good standard, comprehensive regime for difficult young juveniles. (a) The Secure Training Order (STO) was available from March 1998 to March 2000. 379 children received STOs of whom 319 went to STCs, and the others to local authority secure units. 20 per cent. of those who went to Medway, 8 per cent. of those who went to Rainsbrook and 4 per cent. of those who went to Hassockfield were returned to custody for breach of STO supervision. The STO was replaced by the Detention and Training Order (DTO) in April 2000. Information on DTO breaches is not held centrally. (b) and (c) This information is not collected routinely but research is under way. The report of the Policy Research Bureau into the first year at Medway "Evaluation of Medway Secure Training Centre", released on 4 October 2000, recorded a 67 per cent. re-offending rate for those at that establishment. Wider research commissioned by the Youth Justice Board into DTO re-offending is being carried out by the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO), the Centre for Crimes and Justice Studies and the Policy Research Bureau. Results are expected in March 2002. (d) Home Office monitors based at each STC ensure that the terms of the contracts including on education and training are met on a daily basis. The SSI's annual and triennial inspection reports are in the Library. (e) This information is not available. The contracts specify minimum qualifications, skills and experience requirements. All staff receive Home Office-approved training in understanding and dealing with disturbed adolescents. (f) The number and percentage of staff (custody and teaching staff) who have resigned since each centre opened is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Opened Resignations Percentage Medway 17 April 1998 123 45 Rainsbrook 1 July 1999 43 28 Hassockfield 17 September 1999 49 35 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (g), (h) and (i) Recorded incidents of self harm, concerted indiscipline and assaults on staff are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Self harm Concerted indiscipline Assaults{ 1} on staff Medway 32 43 193 Rainsbrook 36 3 56 Hassockfield 16 19 33 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Assaults exclude "pushing and shoving" (j) To date, financial penalties reflecting contract failures by the Operating Contractor at each STC total £663,240 (Medway); £155,152 (Rainsbrook); and £45,808 (Hassockfield). These cover failure to meet the scheduled opening date of the STC, non-availability of trainee places and failure to deliver specified services.

Date

8 November 2000

Reference

356 c245-6W; 135581

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what conclusions he has made based on the trends in the incidence of suicide and self-harm in prisons in England in the last five years. - Inc figures.

Asked by

David Kidney (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 October 2000

Reference

355 c323W; 134386

House

House of Commons

Bassam of Brighton, Lord

How many inmates of young offender institutions committed or attempted suicide in each year since 1997; and how many cases of self-harm took place in each year since 1997. [HL 3136;HL 3137]. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Earl of Listowel (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 July 2000

Reference

615 c13-4WA; HL 3136;HL 3137

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list by (a) prison and (b) categories of prisoners the number of incidents of (i) self-harm, (ii) indiscipline, (iii) assaults by prisoners on staff, (iv) assaults by prisoners on prisoners, (v) assaults by staff on prisoners, (vi)...

Asked by

Win Griffiths (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 July 2000

Reference

127918; 353 c175W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 18th May 2000, 350 c219-20W, on young offenders' institutions, at which installations the eight self-inflicted deaths in 1999 took place; and what were the (a) ages and (b) gender of the residents concerned. - Inc...

Asked by

Julie Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 May 2000

For answer on

9 June 2000

Answered on

9 June 2000

Ms Julie Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 18 May 2000, Official Report, columns 219-20W, on young offenders institutions, at which installations the eight self-inflicted deaths in 1999 took place; and what were the (a) ages and (b) gender of the residents concerned. [123978] Mr. Boateng: [holding answer 5 June 2000]: The information requested is given in the table. Self-inflicted deaths in Her Majesty's Young Offenders Institutions: 1999 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sex Age Aylesbury Male 18 Aylesbury Male 19 Aylesbury Male 19 Castington Male 20 Glen Parva Male 19 Portland Male 20 Stoke Heath Male 19 Weatherby Male 17 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Establishments have been categorised according to their primary role. However, it should be noted that there are a number of other prisons that hold young offenders (eg male remand centres) which are not included. 2. Not all self-inflicted deaths conclude with a verdict of suicide.

Date

9 June 2000

Reference

123978; 351 c389-90W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inmates of young offenders' institutions (a) committed and (b) attempted suicide in each year since 1977; how many cases of self-harm by inmates of young offenders' institutions took place in each year since 1977.

Asked by

Julie Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 May 2000

For answer on

18 May 2000

Answered on

18 May 2000

Ms Julie Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many inmates of young offenders institutions (a) committed and (b) attempted suicide in each year since 1977; [122747] (2) how many cases of self-harm by inmates of young offenders institutions took place in each year since 1977. [122726] Mr. Boateng: The information requested is given in the tables from the earliest year that records are available. Information about attempted suicides is not recorded separately, but is incorporated into figures on self-harm incidents. Incidents of self-harm at HMP young offenders institutions 1990-91 to 1999-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Incidents of self-harm 1990-91 312 1991-92 341 1992-93 469 1993-94 474 1994-95 717 1995-96 1,143 1996-97 793 1997-98 879 1998-99 944 1999-2000{1} n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Not yet available Self-inflicted deaths at HMP young offenders institutions 1988-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Calendar year Number of deaths 1988 1 1989 2 1990 2 1991 4 1992 4 1993 1 1994 1 1995 2 1996 6 1997 5 1998 5 1999 8 2000{1} 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} As at 16 May 2000 Notes: 1. Establishments have been categorised according to their primary role. However, it should be noted that there are a number of other prisons that hold young offenders (eg male remand centres) which are not included. 2. Incidents do not equate to numbers of prisoners as an individual prisoner may self harm more than once. 3. Self harm data are derived from information provided by establishments to the Prison Health Policy Unit. This data include information on all attempted suicides. 4. Prior to 1990, data on self-harm have not been held centrally in a format which permits distinction according to type of establishment. 5. Prior to 1988, data on suicides have not been held centrally in a format which permits distinction according to type of establishment. 6. It should be noted that not all self-inflicted deaths conclude with a verdict of suicide.

Date

18 May 2000

Reference

350 c219-20W;350 c221-2W; 122747;122726

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded incidents of (a) suicide, (b) attempted suicide and (c) self-injury at youth offenders' institutions in England there were in each year since 1991. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Jenny Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 April 2000

For answer on

19 April 2000

Answered on

19 April 2000

Ms Jenny Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded incidents of (a) suicide, (b) attempted suicide and (c) self-injury at youth offenders' institutions in England there were in each year since 1991. [119139] Mr. Boateng: The information requested is given in the tables. Self-inflicted deaths at young offender institutions 1991-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1991 4 1992 4 1993 1 1994 1 1995 2 1996 6 1997 5 1998 5 1999 8 2000{1} 1 Total 37 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} As at 14 April 2000 Incidents of self-harm at young offender institutions 1990-91 to 1999-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1990-91 312 1991-92 341 1992-93 469 1993-94 474 1994-95 717 1995-96 1,143 1996-97 793 1997-98 879 1998-99 944 1999-2000{1} n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Not yet available Notes: 1. Establishments have been categorised according to their primary role. However, it should be noted that there are a number of other prisons that hold young offenders (eg male remand centres) which are not included. 2. Not all self-inflicted deaths conclude with a verdict of suicide. 3. Incidents do not equate to numbers of prisoners as an individual prisoner may self-harm more than once. 4. Self-harm data are derived from information provided by establishments to the Prison Health Policy Unit. These data include information on all attempted suicides.

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

119139; 348 c506-7W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded incidents of (a) suicide, (b) attempted suicide and (c) self-injury there were at Brinsford Young Offenders' Institution in each year since the prison was opened. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Jenny Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 April 2000

For answer on

19 April 2000

Answered on

19 April 2000

Ms Jenny Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recorded incidents of (a) suicide, (b) attempted suicide and (c) self-injury there were at Brinsford Young Offenders' Institution in each year since the prison was opened. [119023] Mr. Boateng: The information requested is given in the tables. Self-inflicted deaths at HMYOI and RC Brinsford 1991-2000 {1} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1991 0 1992 1 1993 0 1994 1 1995 0 1996 1 1997 0 1998 0 1999 2 2000{1} 2 Total 7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Incidents of self-harm at HMYOI and RC Brinsford 1990-91 to 1999-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1990-91 0 1991-92 30 1992-93 77 1993-94 61 1994-95 237 1995-96 301 1996-97 157 1997-98 90 1998-99 105 1999-00{2} n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} As at 14 April 2000 {2} Not yet available Notes: 1. HMYOI and RC Brinsford opened in November 1991. 2. Establishments have been categorised according to their primary role. However, it should be noted that there are a number of other prisons that hold young offenders (e.g. male remand centres) which are not included. 3. Not all self-inflicted deaths conclude with a verdict of suicide. 4. Incidents do not equate to numbers of prisoners as an individual prisoner may self-harm more than once. 5. Self-harm data are derived from information provided by establishments to the Prison Service Health Policy Unit. These data also include all attempted suicides.

Date

19 April 2000

Reference

119023; 348 c507-8W

House

House of Commons

Bassam of Brighton, Lord

Why HM Prison Parc is the only prison in England and Wales not to provide the Prison Service Directorate of Health Care with statistics on recorded incidents of self-harm. [HL 1917].

Asked by

Baroness Hilton of Eggardon (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 April 2000

Reference

HL 1917; 612 c73WA

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of self-harm were recorded by people held in (a) court cells and (b) on prison escort, in each of the last five years. - Includes table.

Asked by

Jackie Ballard (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 January 2000

For answer on

27 January 2000

Answered on

27 January 2000

Jackie Ballard: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of self-harm were recorded by people held in (a) court cells and (b) on prison escort, in each of the last five years. [106113] Mr. Boateng: Information systems used by the Prison Service do not allow a differentiation between incidents of self-harm committed by people in court cells and on prison escort. The information available on self-harm incidents of people while on prison escort undertaken by private sector companies acting under contract to the Prison Service is the total number reported to the incident management support unit (IMSU) in Prison Service headquarters. These figures are given in the table. Care should be taken when interpreting the data because, although the majority of incidents of self-harm occur while in court, some incidents do take place in cellular vehicles. In addition, it should be noted that responsibility for the escorting of prisoners to and from court was progressively contracted out in England and Wales between April 1993 and August 1997. Consequently, the figures for 1995-96 and 1996-97 are low because incidents involving prisoners under escort by prison staff would have been recorded against the establishment involved, while those relating to prisoners in police custody would have been collected locally. Reported incidents of self-harm by people while on prison escort 1995-96 to 1999-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Total 1995-96 16 1996-97 57 1997-98 145 1998-99 156 1999-2000{1} 184 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} As at 19 January 1999 Notes: 1. These data are derived from information provided by escort contract monitors to the Incident Management Support Unit (IMSU) in Prison Service Headquarters. 2. Incidents do not necessarily equate to numbers of prisoners as an individual prisoner may self-harm on more than one occasion. 3. Statistics on self-harm are collated on a financial year basis.

Date

27 January 2000

Reference

343 c234-5W; 106113

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inmates held in London prisons attempted (a) to commit suicide and (b) to cause self-inflicted injuries in 1999. - Inc table.

Asked by

Tom Cox (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

10 January 2000

For answer on

19 January 2000

Answered on

19 January 2000

Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inmates held in London prisons attempted (a) to commit suicide and (b) to cause self-inflicted injuries in 1999. [104460] Mr. Boateng: The information requested is given in the table, which covers the period 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Establishment Incidents of self-harm financial year 1998-99 Belmarsh 61 Brixton 186 Downview 1 Feltham 292 High Down 61 Holloway 250 Latchmere House 0 Pentonville 94 Wandsworth 305 Wormwood Scrubs 185 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. These data are derived from information provided by establishments to the Directorate of Health Care. 2. Incidents do not equate to numbers of prisoners as an individual prisoner may self-harm more than once. 3. Statistics on self-harm are collected on a financial year basis. 4. The establishments listed are those in the Greater London area.

Date

19 January 2000

Reference

104460; 342 c454W;342 c452W

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11 January 2000

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Dep 00/130

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